Winning is the name of the game, any game, at this Pennsylvania School
AVING YOUR SCHOOL SPORTS PROGRAM MENTIONED ON NATIONAL TELEVISION IS USUALLY A GOOD THING UNLESS IT HAPPENS TO BE PART OF $AVID ,ETTERMANS h4OP 4EN ,IST OF 7ORST (IGH 3CHOOL .ICKNAMESv !ND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO .ORTH %AST (IGH 3CHOOL IN .ORTH %AST 0ENNSYLVANIA WHOSE NICKNAME h'RAPEPICKERSv WAS SECOND ONLY TO h4HE &IGHTING .UNSv )N FACT .ORTH %AST STUDENTS HAVE A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR ABOUT THEIR NICKNAME AND THEYRE PROUD THEIR SCHOOL IS A TERRIFIC PLACE TO GET AN EDUCATION ESPE CIALLY IF YOURE AN ATHLETE h4HIS IS THE BEST YEAR WEVE EVER HAD IN SPORTS AND WE RECENTLY HAD AN ASSEMBLY WITH THE STUDENT BODY JUST TO ADDRESS THAT FACT v SAYS HEAD STRENGTH COACH 0AUL 0ENNINGTON h/UR FOOTBALL TEAMS WENT IN THE REGULAR SEASON LOSING IN OVERTIME IN THE PLAYOFFS TO A TEAM THAT WENT TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME /UR BOYS SOCCER TEAM HAD THEIR BEST YEAR EVER FINISHING AND ADVANCING FURTHER IN THE PLAYOFFS THAN THEY EVER HAD /UR BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAMS BOTH MADE THE PLAYOFFS OUR GIRLS MADE IT TO THE FINAL AND OUR BOYS MADE IT TO THE FINAL /UR BASEBALL TEAM AND GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM MADE THE PLAYOFFS AND WE SENT THREE SWIMMERS AND TWO WRESTLERS TO STATEv -UCH OF THE SUCCESS OF THE SPORTS PROGRAM CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE FACT THAT MOST ATHLETES PLAY MULTIPLE SPORTS !NOTHER FACTOR IS A SOUND YEAR ROUND WEIGHT TRAINING AND CONDITIONING PRO GRAM #OACH 0ENNINGTON WAS INTRODUCED TO THE "&3 PROGRAM WHILE ATTENDING -ALONE #OLLEGE IN #ANTON /HIO WHERE HE PLAYED TIGHT END h/UR STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH WHO ENDED UP EVENTUALLY BECOMING OUR HEAD COACH HAD US ON THE "&3 PROGRAM ) SAW MY LIFTING MAXES AS WELL AS MY PLAY ON THE FIELD INCREASE DRAMATICALLY FROM THE WORKOUTv !FTER GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE IN 0ENNINGTON GOT MAR RIED MOVED TO 0ENNSYLVANIA AND SUBSTITUTE TAUGHT FOR A YEAR 4HEN HE SIGNED A CONTRACT TO BE THE HEAD WRESTLING COACH AT 3AINTS *OHN AND 0AUL (IGH 3CHOOL IN !SHTABULA /HIO !FTER TEACHING THERE A WHILE HE TOOK A POSITION AT .ORTH %AST TEACH ING HEALTH PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND WEIGHT TRAINING COACHING POWERLIFTING AND SERVING AS ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH 4HIS IS HIS THIRD YEAR 4O SAY THAT 0ENNINGTONS WEIGHT TRAINING PROGRAM IS A SUCCESS WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT 4HERE ARE THREE WEIGHT CLASSES WITH STUDENTS n THE MAXIMUM STUDENTS ALLOWED n IN EACH CLASS h4HERE ARE OF THE STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOL WHO ARE TAKING WEIGHT TRAINING ) ACTUALLY HAD SIGN UP BUT ) CAN ONLY TAKE 3OON WE WILL BE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF WEIGHT TRAINING CLASSES TO FIVE SO WELL BE BETTER ABLE TO ACCOM MODATE THESE KIDSv !LTHOUGH THE WEIGHT TRAINING PROGRAM IS A HUGE SUCCESS NOW THAT WASNT ALWAYS THE CASE h!
LOT OF THE KIDS WHO DIDNT PLAY FOOTBALL DIDNT WANT TO DO THE PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT "&3 WAS A FOOTBALL WORKOUT ) EXPLAINED IT TO THEM AND ) POSTED ARTICLES FROM "&3 MAGAZINE ABOUT ATHLETES IN OTHER SPORTS ON OUR BULLETIN BOARD ) TOLD THEM THAT THE "&3 PROGRAM IS NOT JUST A FOOTBALL SPECIFIC WORK OUT EVEN THOUGH THE FOOTBALL TEAM USES ITv ,EADING THE 7AY .ORTH %AST &OOTBALL !S WITH THE SCHOOLS WEIGHT TRAINING CLASSES IT TOOK SOME TIME FOR THE FOOTBALL TEAM TO TURN AROUND 4HE FIRST YEAR THE 'RAPEPICKERS WENT THE NEXT YEAR AND THEY LOST IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS "UT THIS PAST SEASON THEY WENT AND WON THE REGION !SKED ABOUT SPECIFIC FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO PROVED THEMSELVES ON THE FIELD AND INSPIRED OTHERS TO PLAY THEIR BEST 0ENNINGTON IMMEDIATELY CAME UP WITH FOUR NAMES -)+% !24)3% 4(% &)%,$ '%.%2!, h-IKE PRACTICALLY LIVED IN THE WEIGHTROOM AND MADE INCREDIBLE GAINS (IS PLAY ON THE lELD SHOWED HIS HARD WORK PAID OFF 7E HAD TWO YARD BACKS THIS SEASON THE lRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY AND -IKE WAS ONE OF THEM 3OME BACKS MAKE YOU MISS -IKE MADE YOU WISH YOU HAD 2ELENTLESS IN HIS PURSUIT OF PERFECTION -IKE WILL SUCCEED IN WHATEVER HE DOESv :!#( +5#(4! 4(% (!2$ 7/2+%2 h%VERYTHING THAT HE ACCOM PLISHED WHICH WAS A LOT WAS DUE TO HIS WORK ETHIC :ACH IS A THREE SPORT ATHLETE AND EXCELS IN ALL THREE :ACH ALWAYS FOUND THE TIME TO WORK OUT REGARDLESS OF HIS OTHER COMMITMENTS AND IS A LEADER ON AND OFF THE FIELD (E IS OUR STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT AS WELL AS BEING RANKED IN THE TOP OF HIS CLASS !N INTELLIGENT HARD WORKING STUDENT ATHLETEv */3( "%34 4(% 05.)3(%2 h%VERY COACH WOULD WANT *OSH ON THEIR TEAM (E IS AN ANIMAL IN THE WEIGHTROOM AND ON THE FIELD BUT WHEN THE PADS COME OFF HE IS THE NICEST GUY YOU WOULD EVER MEET (E LOVES TO HUNT AND FISH *OSH IS THE TYPE OF PLAYER WHO DEMANDS THE BEST FROM HIS TEAMMATES AND THEY KNOW THEY WILL GET THE SAME FROM HIM *OSH WOULD ALWAYS TAKE THE YOUNGER PLAYERS UNDER HIS WING TO HELP THEM *OSH IS A TRUE LEADERv !.$2%7 +)--9 4(% -/4)6!4/2 h!NDY WAS A THREE YEAR STARTER FOR US AT QUARTERBACK !NDY LEADS BY EXAMPLE AND DEMANDS THE BEST FROM HIS TEAMMATES !NDY IS A THREE SPORT ATHLETE AND EXCELS IN ALL THREE (IS WORK ETHIC IS SECOND TO NONE AND HIS PLAY IN ALL THREE SPORTS IS EVIDENT OF THAT (E HAS A FEARLESS ATTITUDE HE TAKES WITH HIM ONTO THE PLAYING FIELD AND HE NEVER QUITS REGARDLESS OF THE SCORE !NDY WILL BE MISSED AND HE TOO WILL SUCCEED IN WHATEVER HE DOESv #(!$ ,!.$%2 4(% '2)::,9 "%!2 h!N HONOR STUDENT AND PERHAPS THE STRON GEST ATHLETE EVER TO WALK THE HALLS OF .ORTH %AST (IGH #HAD IS A TRUE GENTLE GIANT %VERY PLAYER ON OUR TEAM LOVES TO WATCH #HAD LIFT BECAUSE HE IS SO INTENSE /THER PLAYERS SEE HIS LOVE FOR THE WEIGHTROOM AND IT IS TRICKLING DOWN TO THEM AS WELLv -)+% 7),,)!-3 4(% &%!2,%33 2%#%)6%2 h!
HARD WORKER AND A GREAT LEADER -IKE IS A FOUR YEAR LETTERMAN A TWO YEAR STARTER AND A THREE SPORT ATH LETE 7HENEVER WE NEEDED A BIG PLAY WE ALWAYS KNEW WE COULD COUNT ON -IKE 7E ARE A RUN ORIENTED TEAM BUT WE KNOW THAT IF WE THROW THE BALL TO -IKE HE IS COMING DOWN WITH IT h4HE TURNAROUND THAT WE HAVE MADE WITH THIS PROGRAM IS BECAUSE OF THESE YOUNG MEN AND THEIR DESIRE TO SUCCEED v SAYS 0ENNINGTON h4HEY FOLLOWED THE "&3 PROGRAM EXACTLY AND MADE THEIR DREAMS COME TRUE 4HANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT "&3 HAS DONE FOR US ALREADYv !LTHOUGH THIS SCHOOL HAS BEEN FAMOUS FOR ITS NICKNAME THE ATHLETES AT .ORTH %AST (IGH ARE MAKING THEMSELVES MEMORABLE WITH THEIR PLAY ON THE FIELD 3O WHAT ELSE CAN YOU SAY h'O 'RAPEPICKERSv 5SING THE LATEST IN $ RENDERING TECHNOLOGY "&3 IS ABLE TO PROVIDE NEVER BEFORE SEEN IMAGES OF NEW WEIGHTROOM CONCEPTS 4HIS TOOL IS INVALUABLE WHEN PROMOTING YOUR DREAM ROOM TO ADMINISTRATORS BOOSTERS AND THE COMMUNITY !ND WITH OUR MANY CUSTOM OPTIONS THE LOOK OF YOUR FACILITY IS LIMITED ONLY BY YOUR IMAGINATION 0LANNING A NEW WEIGHTROOM OR NEED TO REFINISH A CURRENT ONE &DOO AND LET "&3 HELP YOU DESIGN THE ROOM OF YOUR DREAMS ' &RQFHSW 4HERE IS A SMALL CHARGE OF FOR THIS AMAZING SERVICE WHICH IS DEDUCTED WHEN ORDER IS COMPLETED WITH "&3 &RPSOHWHG 3URMHFW 0ROJECT *ENKINS (IGH 3CHOOL ¥"IGGER &ASTER 3TRONGER $ESCRIPTION #OMPLETE 7EIGHTROOM 2ENOVATION 0ROJECT 3TATUS #OMPLETED $ATE 3UMMER )D[ ELJJHUIDVWHUVWURQJHUFRP:HVW6RXWK6/&87 3EE ANY DIFFERENCE &RPSOHWHG 3URMHFW 0ROJECT 0OPLAR "LUFF (IGH 3CHOOL ¥"IGGER &ASTER 3TRONGER 7HAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU WILL GET &RPSOHWHG 3URMHFW 0ROJECT 3ALINE (IGH 3CHOOL ¥"IGGER &ASTER 3TRONGER 0ROJECT 3TATUS #OMPLETED $ATE 3UMMER )D[ ELJJHUIDVWHUVWURQJHUFRP:HVW6RXWK6/&87 4XHVWLRQVRUWRRUGHUFDOO )D[ ELJJHUIDVWHUVWURQJHUFRP:HVW6RXWK6/&87 )D[ ELJJHUIDVWHUVWURQJHUFRP:HVW6RXWK6/&87
From BFS Magazine — May/June 2005. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).
